49 Fun Facts About Haikyuu

Who wrote and illustrated Haikyu!!?

Haruichi Furudate, born in 1983, wrote and drew Haikyu!!, having played the sport himself through middle and high school.

In which magazine was Haikyu!! serialized from 2012 to 2020?

Haikyu!! ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020, after two one-shots had appeared in 2011.

How many tankōbon volumes make up the complete manga?

The complete manga spans 45 tankōbon volumes, released between June 2012 and November 2020.

Where was the series' creator born?

The series' creator was born in Karumai, a small town in Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.

What inspires the young Hinata to take up volleyball?

The Little Giant was a short but talented wing spiker, and Hinata is short himself.

What nickname does Tobio Kageyama carry from junior high?

Junior-high teammates dubbed Kageyama 'The King of the Court', a jab at his tyrannical, demanding way of directing the offense.

What do rival teams call the fallen Karasuno?

Rivals mocked Karasuno, a former powerhouse fallen into mediocrity, as 'The Flightless Crows'.

In which prefecture is Karasuno High School located?

Karasuno High School is in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and plays in Miyagi's prefectural qualifiers.

What position does Hinata play for Karasuno despite his height?

Hinata plays middle blocker for Karasuno; at about 162 cm his speed and jump make him the team's 'ultimate decoy'.

Which junior high did Kageyama attend before Karasuno?

Kageyama played for Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High, where teammates stopped jumping for his sets during his final tournament.

Who is Karasuno's captain?

Daichi Sawamura, a third-year wing spiker, captains Karasuno; he entered the club alongside Sugawara and Asahi.

What is Kōshi Sugawara's role on the team?

Sugawara is Karasuno's vice captain and its third-year setter, who cedes the starting setter role to first-year Kageyama.

What position does Yū Nishinoya play?

Nishinoya is Karasuno's libero, the defensive specialist nicknamed its 'Guardian Deity'; at about 159 cm he is the team's shortest player.

Who is Karasuno's tallest player?

Kei Tsukishima, a sarcastic first-year who likes dinosaurs, is Karasuno's tallest player at about 188 cm.

What serving technique does Yamaguchi adopt to earn court time as a pinch server?

Yamaguchi learns the jump float serve from Shimada, a former Karasuno player, and becomes the team's pinch server.

Who is Karasuno's head manager?

Third-year Kiyoko Shimizu is Karasuno's manager; she recruits first-year Hitoka Yachi as her successor.

What subject does faculty adviser Ittetsu Takeda teach?

Takeda teaches Japanese literature (modern Japanese) at Karasuno and serves as the club's faculty adviser, having badgered Ukai into coaching.

What relation is coach Keishin Ukai to Karasuno's previous coach?

Keishin Ukai, who runs the Sakanoshita store, is the grandson of Ikkei Ukai, the coach of Karasuno's powerhouse years.

In which Tokyo ward is Nekoma High located?

Nekoma High is in Nerima, a ward in north-western Tokyo; its players, the 'cats', are Karasuno's oldest rivals.

Which Nekoma player is called the 'brain' of the team?

Kenma Kozume, Kuroo's childhood friend, is Nekoma's 'brain', the player who reads opponents and dictates the team's play.

Who captains Aoba Johsai?

Tōru Oikawa captains Aoba Johsai, running its offense and treating his former junior Kageyama as a rival.

What nickname is Shiratorizawa's ace known by?

'Ushiwaka' is what Hinata and others call Shiratorizawa's left-handed ace Ushijima, one of Japan's top three high-school aces.

Which school does Kōtarō Bokuto, one of Japan's top five aces, captain?

Bokuto captains Fukurodani Academy, a Tokyo powerhouse; he adopts Hinata as his 'disciple' at the Tokyo training camp.

Which brothers, Atsumu and Osamu, star for Inarizaki?

The Miya twins star for Inarizaki; Atsumu directs the offense while his minutes-younger brother Osamu is a wing spiker.

Which school does the short but explosive Kōrai Hoshiumi play for?

Hoshiumi, a second-year at Kamomedai High, stands about 169 cm yet out-jumps far taller players.

After the time skip, which national team does Aoba Johsai's former captain play for against Japan?

He plays for CA San Juan and gained Argentine citizenship.

Which pro club does Hinata join in 2018 after the time skip?

Hinata joins the MSBY Black Jackals, an Osaka-based V.League Division 1 club, in 2018 alongside Bokuto and Sakusa.

Which team does Kageyama play for post-timeskip?

Kageyama joins the Schweiden Adlers straight out of high school, teaming with Ushijima and Hoshiumi in V.League Division 1.

In which country does Hinata play beach volleyball for two years after graduating?

Hinata moves to Brazil after high school, training in beach volleyball in Rio de Janeiro for two years before returning to Japan.

Which company, run by Nekoma's former setter, appears among Hinata's sponsors after the time skip?

Bouncing Ball Corp.'s logo appears among Hinata's sponsors; its CEO, Nekoma's former setter, is also a pro gamer and investor.

Where does Kuroo work after the time skip?

Kuroo works for the Japan Volleyball Association in its sports promotion division, selling the sport rather than playing it.

What job does Sugawara hold after the time skip?

Sugawara becomes an elementary school teacher after the time skip, cheering his former teammates' pro matches from the stands.

Which studio produces the Haikyu!! anime?

Production I.G animates every Haikyu!! season and film; the first season aired on MBS from April 2014.

How many episodes did the first anime season have?

The first season ran 25 episodes from April to September 2014, ending with Karasuno's loss in the Interhigh preliminaries.

Which prize did Haikyu!! win in 2016?

Haikyu!! won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2016.

What was the subtitle of the first Final film, released in February 2024?

'The Dumpster Battle' adapts the Karasuno–Nekoma showdown at Nationals and opened in Japanese cinemas on 16 February 2024.

With which chapter number did the Haikyu!! manga end?

Haikyu!! ended with chapter 402 in July 2020; its final chapter jumps ahead to the 2021 Olympics.

Which part of the anime was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic?

The fourth season's second cour was pushed from a July 2020 start to October 2020 by the pandemic.

Which company licenses the Haikyu!! manga in North America?

Viz Media publishes the Haikyu!! manga in English for North America, while Sentai Filmworks and later Crunchyroll handled the anime.

Which first-year is Nekoma's tallest player?

Lev Haiba, a half-Russian first-year, is Nekoma's tallest player at about 194 cm.

What subtitle did the fourth anime season carry?

Season four, subtitled 'To The Top', was announced at Jump Festa '19 and premiered on January 11, 2020 in the Super Animeism block.

What jersey number does Kageyama wear for Karasuno?

Kageyama wears number 9 for Karasuno; the first-years' numbers run from his 9 up to Yamaguchi's 12.

How many episodes did the third anime season, subtitled Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa, run for?

The third season ran just 10 episodes, from October 8 to December 10, 2016, opening with 'Hikariare' by Burnout Syndromes.

What award did Shoyo Hinata win at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards?

Hinata won Best Boy at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in February 2021, the ceremony that crowned Jujutsu Kaisen Anime of the Year.

Which band performed 'Imagination', the first opening theme of the anime?

Spyair performed 'Imagination' for season one and returned for season two's 'I'm a Believer' and the season-four ending 'One Day'.

In May 2020, which manga kept Haikyu!! off the top of Oricon's weekly sales chart?

Demon Slayer, then at the height of its sales boom, held Haikyu!!'s new volume to second on Oricon's weekly chart in May 2020.

What is the title of the chibi-style gag spin-off manga drawn by Kyōhei Miyajima?

'Haikyu-bu!!' is Kyōhei Miyajima's chibi-style gag spin-off, an officially sanctioned comedy take on the cast's club life.

Who composed the score for the Haikyu!! anime?

Yuki Hayashi composed the Haikyu!! score with Asami Tachibana; his other credits include My Hero Academia and Death Parade.

What is the series of Haikyu!! stage plays that began in 2015 called?

'Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!!' is the stage-play series that began in 2015, directed by Worry Kinoshita with Kenta Suga as Hinata.